United Service Magazine and Naval Military Journal, Part 3H. Colburn, 1836 - Military art and science |
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... 88th do . - Ionian Isles , ord . home ; Buttevant . 89th do . - West Indies : Omagh . 90th do . - Ceylon ; Tralee ... Regiment - Trinidad , & c . 2nd do . - New Providence and Honduras . Ceylon Rifle Regiment - Ceylon . Cape Mounted ...
... 88th do . - Ionian Isles , ord . home ; Buttevant . 89th do . - West Indies : Omagh . 90th do . - Ceylon ; Tralee ... Regiment - Trinidad , & c . 2nd do . - New Providence and Honduras . Ceylon Rifle Regiment - Ceylon . Cape Mounted ...
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... Army , it may be as well to make a few observations thereon . The strength of the parties varied generally from thirty to fifty men , and the principal service expected of them was , to constantly ... force . 1836. ] 229 THE KAFFIR WAR .
... Army , it may be as well to make a few observations thereon . The strength of the parties varied generally from thirty to fifty men , and the principal service expected of them was , to constantly ... force . 1836. ] 229 THE KAFFIR WAR .
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... regiments which composed the third division were as well organized , and in as high a state of dis- cipline , as any other division in the army . But the remarks on the 88th Regiment are so void of foundation , that I think it only ...
... regiments which composed the third division were as well organized , and in as high a state of dis- cipline , as any other division in the army . But the remarks on the 88th Regiment are so void of foundation , that I think it only ...
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... 88th , and a few men of the 71st , and 79th regiments ? Those French troops were about five times the number of the ... regiment that has already suffered such degradation and injustice at the hands of General Picton , as the ill - fated 88th ...
... 88th , and a few men of the 71st , and 79th regiments ? Those French troops were about five times the number of the ... regiment that has already suffered such degradation and injustice at the hands of General Picton , as the ill - fated 88th ...
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... regiment , but the honour of the British army , and the honour of the ... 88th Regi- ment be true , why did not General Picton immediately report it ... regiment , Officers as well as soldiers , or the entire story is a mere fabri- cation ...
... regiment , but the honour of the British army , and the honour of the ... 88th Regi- ment be true , why did not General Picton immediately report it ... regiment , Officers as well as soldiers , or the entire story is a mere fabri- cation ...
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Page 543 - I venture to say, if that had not failed him. Sir James would have captured the whole of the French squadron. The promptness with which he refitted,—the spirit with which he attacked a superior force after his recent disaster, and the masterly conduct of the action, I do not think were ever surpassed.'